How Payroll Problems Become Production Nightmares featuring Kerry LaiFatt
From On Production by Wrapbook
April 21, 2026 · 39 min · Season 1 · Episode 89
About this episode
Kerry LaiFatt discusses the critical role of payroll and accounting in production and its impact on various aspects of filmmaking.
Cameron sits down with Kerry LaiFatt , Vice President of Sales for Film and Television at Wrapbook, to explore the invisible infrastructure that keeps productions running: payroll and accounting. With a career that spans on-camera work, unscripted media conferences, and nearly a decade inside one of the industry’s largest payroll and accounting platforms, Kerry brings a rare perspective on how financial systems shape what happens on set. She explains why payroll isn’t just back-office processing—it influences scheduling, hiring, union compliance, and cost reporting—and how breakdowns in these systems don’t stay on paper; they surface in production. The conversation also examines what’s changed post-2020, from experience gaps and onboarding bottlenecks to the growing expectation that payroll partners provide operational guidance, not just processing. Kerry discusses the shift toward truly paperless, self-serve workflows and the emerging role of AI in reducing cognitive load across production finance, helping teams eliminate friction so they can focus on strategic decisions instead of cleanup. For producers, accountants, and studio teams navigating today’s evolving production…
People in this episode
Host: Wrapbook
Guest: Kerry LaiFatt
Topics covered
- payroll
- production finance
- accounting
- scheduling
- union compliance
- AI in production
Keywords
- payroll problems
- production nightmares
- financial systems
- production landscape
- self-serve workflows
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wrapbook, Film and Television
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